the president not just in the u.s. but global we know what al-gaddafi has done and brutal he's been to his people. is what obama has done in the last 48 hours going to have a impact if al-gaddafi is there six months from now. most observers think that the impact that the u.s. will have will be too little and too late. >> frank, a lot of leaders are brutal to their people . i sound callous when i bring it up. former commander of the uss cole. do we get involved in every country and every leader that is brutal to his people. we would run out of countries. >> i understand that we did get involved in egypt and involved in what is going on in the middle east. why would we push out someone who is in favor of the united states and aloww machine who is not only hostile to the u.s. but killed americans, why would we actively allow him to stay. >> why would we assume who ever replaces him is better? who is to say that the rebels going after al-gaddafi now weren't among those in the vast crowds that were greeting the lockerbie bomber when he was welcomed back in libya as a hero. >> neal, i studied gl

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and they have it under control. in the meantime, we have the former u.s. ambassa doron japan. >> from our perspective. japan is a close friend and alley but a buyer of our treasury note bonds. we have 38,000 military personnel and 48,000 family members and 5,000 civilian department employees. >> there are more americans stationed in japan than anywhere else in the world. we have a huge american presence there. we have a lot of assets there that can be brought to bear in this tragedy that can be helpful. >> apparently they are taking us up on it. the criticism, whether out of japanese pride. but this time they are taking up the help. >> we had the same problem with katrina. they don't expect to be on the other end of it . when they are on the other upon end, sometimes there is friction. we exercise together for this eventuality . when i was in tokyo. they are still doing those exercises. civilian and military components there in japan. you are seeing the result of that practice and experience of the situation. >> you know the country well and tokyo is not earthquake proof but it is earthqu

hard in the wallet here in the u.s.. oil prices surging to levels not seen in more than two years. gas prices spiking more than 30 cents. some folks paying more than four bucks a gallon. those numbers have some here worrying it is going to wreck america's already fragile economy. the shrugs? cut the federal gas tax. would that work? welcome to forbes on fox. we have mr. steve forbes, lindsey mcdonald, dennis neil. rich, let's start with you. >> one month ago this economic recovery was starting to look durable and american consumer confidence was the highest since the recession. now today, because oil has gone up $15 a barrel and gas has gone up 30 cents a gallon the economy looks more from jim. you can project 100 billion dollars of commerce will -- vanish just on the price of oil in administration needs to do anything possible to keep the price of energy low, including a temporary halting of the federal gas tax. >> david: neil, at least a temporary halting of the gas tax. >> sounds ridiculous. i don't think there's any coincidence that we have the lowest tax on gas in the developed wo

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